Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.2° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (29 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)--
Afternoon (29 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (29 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
16
3
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4080
3569
3151
3071
3029
2736
2463
2147
1684
1423
1314
1172
1032
888
771
643
564
529
487
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
S
5
S
10
SSE
5
E
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
5
SW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:06AM1.89m
7:30PM1.78m
8:02AM1.89m
8:27PM1.75m
Low Tide
00:55AM0.20m
1:29PM0.24m
1:49AM0.21m
2:27PM0.26m
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Temp °C
13
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
8
9
12
14
14
12
11
Feels °C
10
9
9
8
7
6
7
5
6
5
5
6
5
7
9
11
10
8
8
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